Curtana
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Curtana, also Cortana or Courtain, is a latinized form of the Anglo-French curtein, from Latin curtus, 'shortened', used for a ceremonial type of sword.
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[edit] Famous curtanas
For the main article see Sword of Mercy
The "Sword of Mercy" or "Edward the Confessor's sword", is a symbolically broken sword that is part of the traditional English regalia, now included in the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
Curtana was also, according to legend, the sword of Ogier the Dane; it bore the inscription "My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendal."[1]
[edit] In popular culture
In the Halo video game series, one of the main characters, Cortana, is named after this sword.
In Final Fantasy XI, the Curtana is a sword used to spawn a Notorious Monster in Ve'Lugannon Palace.
In Highlander the Animated Series, the main villain is named Korten.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bullfinch's Mythology, Legends of Charlemagne, Chapter 24
[edit] Sources and references
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
